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leavening
/ˈlɛvənɪŋ/
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What does leavening mean?
verb
- present participle and gerund of leaven
noun
- The process by which something is leavened.
- Synonym of leavening agent.
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adjective
- Making light by aeration.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlɛvənɪŋ/
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To appraise the quantity of the matter expectorated is beyond my powers: I observe the result, but do not perceive the leavening agent.
Ay, the bolting; but you must tarry the leavening.
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This is supposed to have been done from the earliest time of PADI planting, so that the basket contains some of the original stock of seed, or at least the virtue of it leavening the whole.